The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1887-01-02
THE MODERN DROMIOS.


sure to be present are Quimby and Ran
som. This city has over 10000 iAhabi-
tants, and if only two citizens attend the
meeting everyone knows that Ransom and
Quimby will be the two. However large
may be the number who attend such meet
ing, however anxious the audience may be
to hear other competent and qualified per-
sons discuss the subject under considera-
ton, Qulmby and Ransom must first shake
the walls with the thunders of their elo-
quence While Ransom and Quimhy last
the people" of Jersey City are sure to be
loudly represented on all public occasions.
When Quimby and Ransom appear on deck
there is no need of anyone else showing
himself; they are sufficiently enormous to
be g the people of Jersey City. So well
satisfied have the people become that
Ransom Quimby will valian.ly uphold the
rights of the people, and at every public
meeting, like Samson of old, slaughter the
wicked operations with the jaw-bone of
an ass, that it has become almost impossi-
BILE 10 secure the presence of dozen prac-
teal, prominent, and reputable citizens at
any meeting called to consider any question
affecting the public.
This, however, does the great Quimby-
Ransom combination great injustice. 1t
has led many people to suppose that the
only contribution of the combination to
the public il wind. This is mistake.
Their prominence at public meetings is of
necessity, because it IS impossible for them
to perform their great slaughter act in pub
lie without public notoristy. Again, if
they did not lift their voice. in public,
where would the dear people find Samson
to WELD the jaw-bone of an ass for them
It is not SO generally known, however, that
they are men of deeds as we'll as of words.
While it is necessary that they should
overcome their innate modesty in order to
talk for the people, they are abe to do for
the public Will 1t their benevoler t deeds
being trumpeted to the four winds of
heaven. Thus it has come about that en-
vious critics have charged them with at
tempting to do the public, rather than do
ing for the public.
How great the injustice To whom
does the public owe the numerous drink
ing fountains scattered throughout the
city. so ornamental, SO, useful-to whom
but the jeal GUS cold water advocate Ran
som Quimby? Think what a vast sum that
might have taken from his purse! Our
well stocked public library, where the
dilieent student can satisfy the cravings of
his inquiring mind, learn of the evils of
intemperarc CO, the corruption of corpora
tions, and become acquainted with pro-
found writer's Of ancient and modern
times; is not the public indebted for this
to the great benevolence of the learned
Ouimby Ransom? Then there is that
beautiful public hall, model of architec-
tural beauty, the pride of the city, devoted
to lectures and concerts, the abode of
the muses., free gift to the public of Jer-
sey City, why should the names of the
good men who conferred this benefit upon
the people be longer concealed? No let
the Mayor call the people together and
dedicate this handsome edi6ce as the
Ransom Quimby Opera House !" Then
there is the beautiful park presented by
Ransom Quimby, and the public sanitary,
both houses by RansomQu imby And ia
these sweet holiday times, how many poor
families have exchanged tears of sorrow
for tears of Joy, at the cheering sight of
the plump turkey, the load of coal, the
bag Of -four, the box Of toys, lighting up
before cheerless freside-5ut these numer-
Gus private charities of the generous.
philanthropic and benevolent Quimby
Ransom shall not be divalged by US !! The
gre At modesty of thess trnly good men
Guild never survive the shook. While
thera are three other citizens, well known
to the public, almost as deserving of
praise as Ransom-Q aimby, and whom per-
haps we may extol at some other time, we
cannot refrain from singing our laudations
in honor Of the modest, charitable, bene
violent, learned, incorruptible, patriotic
taxpaying Quinsom-Ranby.
Oh, most excellent physician; most pro
found jurist How tears Of sadness FL
our eyes, as the gloomy thought springs
M in our mind, that at some future New
Years thy well known voice will have cess
ed to burden the air of this terrestia
globe An, then. how we shall miss thee
Then. indeed, our prominent citizens, nj
longer permitted TO cast the burden o
public affairs upon thy willing shoulders
wiz be forced 10 abandon the quiet pleas
urea of their homes: and fresi lea, AM